METEOSAT 6 AKM, 23118

Orbit data source: Space-Track

METEOSAT 6 AKM, 23118 is space debris in GEO originally from a launch on Sat, 20 Nov 1993 UTC launched from the French Guiana (FRGUI). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

23118, 1993-073E

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

European Space Agency (ESA)

Manufacturer

SEP

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

MAGE, Unknown motor

Mass

364 kg wet, ~71 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1993-11-20 (32 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + Cone, 1.12 m

Radar Cross Section

0.910 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 METEOSAT 6 AKM
1 23118U 93073E   25182.14415338  .00000086  00000-0  00000-0 0  9998
2 23118  14.3656 349.7355 0068336 102.2616 266.6335  0.99990811 43691

Epoch: 2025-07-01T03:27Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T03:27:34.852Z)

Latitude

2.00736°

Longitude

26.25903°

Altitude

35,884.153 km

Speed

3.07 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 50m 23s

True Declination

2° 00' 19"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

2.74879°

Longitude

29.18368°

Altitude

35,868.753 km

Speed

3.072 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 20m 56s

Apparent Declination

-2° 34' 29"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:21:02

Azimuth

59.362° ENE

Elevation

-34.775°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,155.202 km

Perigee altitude

35,577.836 km

Semi-major axis

42,244.656 km

Eccentricity

0.00683

Inclination

14.3656°

RAAN

349.7355°

Arg. of periapsis

102.2616°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

266.6335°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.24997 °/min

Orbital period

1,440.18 mins

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Other satellites on launch #73 in the year 1993 (1993-11-20 UTC)

SOLIDARIDAD 1, 22911

METEOSAT 6, 22912

ARIANE 44LP+ R/B, 22913

ARIANE 44LP+ DEB (SPELDA, 22914 (Decayed)

METEOSAT 6 AKM Visibility

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